BOSTON -- The Indians are adding a familiar face to their bullpen. The club has acquired reliever Joe Smith from the Blue Jays, a source has confirmed to cleveland.com.

The Indians will send minor leaguers Thomas Pannone and Samad Taylor to Toronto in exchange for the 33-year-old reliever. The club also designated reliever Perci Garner for assignment.

The Indians had been seeking some bullpen help to ease the burden on Andrew Miller, Cody Allen and Bryan Shaw. They turned to some old friends in Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins to acquire an old friend in Smith.

Smith logged a 3.28 ERA in 38 appearances with Toronto this season. He totaled 51 strikeouts and only 10 walks in 35 2/3 innings, and he held right-handed hitters to a .211/.238/.289 slash line.

Smith signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the Blue Jays in February. He is eligible for free agency this winter. He pitched for the Tribe from 2009-13. The side-armer logged a 2.76 ERA in those five seasons with Cleveland.

Shaw ranks second in the American League in appearances, with 50. Miller and Allen have pitched in 45 and 43 games, respectively. The club also lost lefty reliever Boone Logan to a torn lat muscle. Logan could miss the rest of the season.

Pannone posted an 8-1 record and 1.96 ERA in 19 starts between High-A Lynchburg and Double-A Akron this season. He tallied 120 strikeouts in 110 innings, while limiting the opposition to a .197 average and a .558 OPS.

Taylor, the Indians' 10th-round draft pick last summer, turned 19 earlier this month. The second baseman was batting .300 with a .795 OPS for short-season Mahoning Valley.